Board of Selectmen |
Town Administrator (TA) |
MGL C.41,§23A |
TA By-law §1 |
1982 TM, 5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
Three-year contract per MGL C.41,§108N |
Chief of Police |
MGL C.41,§97A |
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5/5/07 ATM Art.20 |
Three-year contract per MGL C.41,§108O |
Police Dept staff |
MGL C.41,§97A |
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5/5/07 ATM Art.20 |
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Fire Chief |
MGL C.48,§43, 43, & 44 |
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10/18/04 STM Art.8
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Three-year contract per MGL C.41,§108O |
Director of Veterans Services |
MGL C.115,§10 |
Town Code §44-2 |
3/2/1964 ATM Art. 38 |
Annual appointment |
Permit Coordinator / Single Point of Contact |
MGL C.43D |
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11/5/07 STM Art. 5 |
MGL C.43D,§4: “the governing body shall . . . (a) appoint a single point of contact to serve as the primary municipal liaison for all issues relating to this chapter . . .” |
Executive Assistant to the Town Administrator |
MGL C.41,§1 |
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“All other town officers shall be appointed by the selectmen unless other provision is made by law or by vote of the town.” |
Inspections Dept. staff |
MGL C.41,§1 |
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See comments above. |
Highway Dept. staff |
MGL C.41,§1 |
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See comments above. |
Town Administrator, with approval of the Board of Selectmen |
(AAFB) Assistant Town Administrator for Finance & Budget |
MGL C.43C,§11 |
TA By-law §3; Finance By-law §1 |
5/12/07 ATE Q10, 5/5/07 ATM Art.12, 6/12/07 STM Art. 2 |
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Head of the Highway Department |
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TA Bylaw §3 |
5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
a/k/a “Highway Superintendent/ Engineer” |
Facilities Manager |
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TA Bylaw §3 |
5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
Position not created |
Head of Information Technology |
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TA Bylaw §3 |
5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
a/k/a “Information Systems Manager” |
Building Commissioner |
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TA Bylaw §3 |
5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
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Human Resources |
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TA Bylaw §3 |
5/5/07 ATM Art.12 |
Position not created |
TA and AAFB with approval of the Board of Selectmen |
Town Accountant |
MGL C.43C,§11 |
Finance By-law §3A |
6/12/07 STM Art.2 |
Three-year contract per MGL C.41,§108N |
Treasurer |
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Finance By-law §3A |
5/12/07 ATE Q11, 6/12/07 STM Art.2 |
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Tax Collector |
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Finance By-law §3A |
5/12/07 ATE Q12, 6/12/07 STM Art.2 |
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AAFB with approval of Board of Assessors |
Chief Assessor |
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Finance By-law §3B |
6/12/07 STM Art.2 |
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AAFB with approval of the TA |
Finance Dept Staff |
MGL C.43C,§11 |
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5/12/07 ATE Q10 |
MGL C.43C,§11: “the director of municipal finance shall appoint all personnel under his direction and control subject to the approval of the appointing authority as provided for his office. . . .” |
Fire Chief |
Fire Dept Staff |
MGL C.48,§§42 |
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10/18/04 STM Art.8
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MGL C.48,§42: The chief “shall appoint a deputy chief and such officers and firemen as he may think necessary . . .” |
Town Clerk |
Assistant Town Clerk |
MGL C.41,§19 |
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MGL C.41,§19: “The town clerk may in writing appoint an assistant clerk.” |
Planning Board |
Planning Administrator |
MGL C.41,§81A MGL C.41,§§ 81B-81Y |
Town Code §8-1 |
3/4/1946 ATM Art. 34, 1949 TM |
MGL C.41,§81A: “Such a board . . . may employ experts and clerical and other assistants.” |
Conservation Commission |
Administrative Assistant |
MGL C.40,§8C |
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3/6/1961 ATM Art.24 |
MGL C.40,§8C: “The commission may appoint a director, clerks, consultants and other employees.” |
Board of Health |
Administrative Assistant |
MGL c.111, §27 |
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1903 Board of Health established |
MGL c.111, §27, the Board of Health may appoint its own “officers, agents and assistants to execute the health laws and its regulations. It may fix the salary or other compensation of such...agents and assistants.” |
Zoning Board of Appeals |
Administrative Assistant |
MGL C.40A,§12 |
Town Code § 173-6 |
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MGL C.40A,§12: “Each zoning board of appeals . . . may, subject to appropriation, employ experts and clerical and other assistants. |
Park & Recreation Commission
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PRCE Director |
MGL C.45,§§2, 5; MGL C.45, §14 |
Town Code, §§8-8, 8-9 |
5-4-1992 ATM, Art. 27, 28 |
MGL C.45,§5: “Such boards may . . . appoint all necessary engineers, surveyors, clerks and other officers, . . .” |
PRCE Staff |
Community Education Staff |
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5/8/06 ATM Art. 31
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Art. 31 first established annual revolving fund for CE under Park & Rec. * If administered under the Park & Rec. umbrella, the Commission has the same authority over CE as it does over Park and Rec. |
Cemetery Commission |
Cemetery Superintendent |
MGL C.114,§§22-27. |
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MGL C.114,§23: “Said board shall have sole care, superintendence and management of all public burial grounds in its town…”
MGL C.114,§26: “Said board shall not incur debts or liabilities for purposes other than aforesaid nor to an amount exceeding the amount of the funds subject to their order…” MGL C.114,§27: If appointed by the selectmen, “[t]he commissioners shall… with the approval of the selectmen, appoint such employees as are necessary to maintain such cemeteries.” * Implies that elected commissioners have independent hiring authority. |
Cemetery Dept staff |
MGL C.114,§§22-27. |
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See comments above. |
Council on Aging |
Council on Aging Director |
MGL C.40, §8B |
Town Code §15-7 |
6/5/1972 STM Art. 4 |
MGL C.40,§8B: “The council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require . . .” |
COA Staff |
MGL C.40, §8B |
Town Code §15-7 |
6/5/1972 STM Art. 4 |
Trustees of the Library |
Library Director |
MGL C.78,§34 |
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MGL C.78,§34: The board of trustees of a free public library . . . shall. . . execute a written employment contract with an employee of said library outlining the basic conditions of employment . . .” |
Library Staff |